Former Republican Rep. Charlie Dent has suggested Matt Gaetz 's appointment as attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump may "have to be withdrawn" and that the nomination was "gobsmackingly bad."

Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

Asked by one reporter if he thought Gaetz had the character and experience to be attorney general, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) stared at them incredulously, waited six seconds to answer and then said, laughing: “Are you shittin’ me, that you asked that question? No. But hell, you’ll print that and now I’ll be investigated.”